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PART 3 LOCAL NEWS EDITORIALS OPINIONS VOL IXXVII Timoi Clauified Advertising Number, MAdiwn 9-441 1 THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1958 Timet Office: 202 Wert First Street, Let Angetet 53, Calif. MAdiwn 5-2343 Pickets It 11 Loading of Meat for Hawaii Teamste Prevent I "if I ILWU Aids Blockade at L.A. Harbor BY HOWARD KENNEDY Timet Labor Editor i 4 i'. -v i f-l 0 1" i I it -sfS Teamster Union efforts to harass small businessmen in Hawaii shifted to the mainland at Los Angeles Harbor yesterday as union pickets I' I -A a '''I I. prevented the loading of 130 tons of meat on a cargo veS' sel bound for Honolulu.

Mike Singer and Mike Gransich, business agents OPENING DAY Early shoppers stroll through a fashion patio between I. Magnin's, background, and for Los Angeles Meat and Provision Drivers Local 626, picketed the Matson Line Berth 193 and turned back trucks attempting to deliver meat and poultry to the Ha Bullock's in Santa Ana's new Fashion Square. The patio will be the scene of open-air fashion shows. TlmM phot waiian Farmer, a refrigera BY THE WAY. BILL HENRY tor freighter due to sail tomorrow.

Trucks Return Matson Line officials said members of Harry Bridges' International Warehouse men and Longshoremen While the Formosa-offshore islands problem remains critical it might be a good idea to examine the American personnel who, if we should become involved in actual hostilities, will bear the brunt of things. The only one very much in the news so far is Vice-Adm. Roland Nesbit Smoot, who has been FLAMING TEST Fireman, wearing a new-type reflective suit, walks through roaring flames unhurt in demonstration given in Coliseum as part of conference of International Association of Fire Chiefs by the City, County Fire Departments. Timet photo Union respected the two Teamster pickets and refused to handle any meat and poultry cargo for the Famed L.A. Architect quoted on a couple of oc Hawaiian Fanner.

Trucks turned back by the City Firemen's Role in Atomic picket line returned to the packing planta here of Wil Albert R. Walker Dies Designed Many of Southland's Best Known Business, Theater Buildings son Armour Swift Co. and Davidson- Attack Related Chudacoff Meat Co. A Wilson company spokesman said the casions regarding the Formosa situation. There's good reason to quote him, for he is boss-man of the Taiwan Defense Command and, as such, is our top fighting man in the area.

When he was quoted the other day as saying that "American help is on the way," it was a typical Smoot-ism. He said just enough, He was senior partner in firm will try to deliver meat The ability of municipal Albert R. Walker, 77J the firms of Walker Vaw-1 to the Hawaiian Farmer j. aM' Ji i rimiTi nn mi in iin. iiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwiiirfciiiini.

imiiiii nuii fi fire-fighting equipment to' handle emergencies arising architect and engineer who designed many of Southern California's most famous ter from 1910 to 1917, Walk again today. from atomic blasts was point buildings, died yesterday at Singer returned only a few days ago from Honolulu er Eisen from 1918 to 1941 and Walker, Kalionzes Klingerman from 1941 to his home, 215 Thurston Adm. Smopt ed up yesterday at the 85th annual conference of the International Association of Westwood. where he spent a month as Mr. Walker and his asso-1 1954.

The Walker Eisen firm ciates were credited with Fire Chiefs at Shrine Audi designed 293 office, commer torium. starting the westward devel sisting Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers Union Local 996 in a drive aimed at organizing drivers and other employees of various meat cial, industrial and apart Federal Civil Defense offi opment along Wilshire Blvd cials called attention to the Over a period of o() years ment buildings, as well as hotels, theaters, schools, hos they designed more than 350 fire fighters' capabilities in performing radiological de buildings which changed the distributing firms in the is lands. contamination services when Los Angeles skyline. pitals and municipal buildings throughout the Southland. Born In Sonoma, Mr.

they honored County Fire Among them were the Because of Singer's activi Bible Institute on Hope ties, the National Labor Re the Bank of America at 7th FASHION MAP Mrs. Royal D. Fadely and daughter Robin, 2, pause by a plot stand which shows locations of various stores in the new Fashion Square. Tlmn phot Walker was a member of many professional, civic and and Spring the down Chief Keith Klinger and City Fire Chief William Miller for their participation in the atomic test series in Nevada last year. lations Board office in Hono town Texaco, Signal Oil, lulu last Tuesday filed in fraternal organizations during his 50-year career here.

Occidental Life and Oviatt Santa Ana's Fashion He leaves his widow Jes Buildings, the Beverly Wil sie; a daughter, Mrs. Rich shire Hotel, Gaylord and Tal-madge Apartments, the El Federal court there for an injunction against Locals 996 and 626, and for an order prohibiting the locals from engaging in alleged secondary boycott tactics against ard F. Dwyer of Brentwood, and two granddaughters, Leo A. Hoegh, director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, explained that the data developed in the tests will prove vital to individual fire services and the nation. Mirador in Palm Springs and Square Makes Debut Mrs.

Burr Narmore of Coro many United Artists theaters throughout the State. na del Mar and Miss Nancy Davidson-Chudacoff Co. and Dwyer of Brentwood. Mr. Walkers last major the A.

A. Hansen Sales Co. $11,500,000 Shopping Center Attracts Crowd of 40,000 Visitors for Opening work before retiring in 1954 Forest Lawn Mortuary Is Singers activities also' 'Important Role "Because of their activi was the Saint Sophia Greek, in charge of funeral arrange Please Turn to Pg. fi, Col. 4 ments.

urtnoaox uatnearai. and not too much. Since that quotation the news dispatches have backed him DRY LAND NAVY MAN Like so many Navy people, Smoot comes from inland United States. He's from Utah and, as might be suspected, Is related to the late Sen. Reed Smoot.

Tall, handsome, determined-looking Smoot cuts quite a figure in his uniform but his Navy record indicates that he is much more than a poster-type officer. He bossed a batch of destroyers during the toughest part of the war in the Pacific Guadalcanal, Savo Islands, Midway and the like, winding up in the middle of the last stand of the Japs the ferocious struggle off Okinawa so costly to us through the suicidal activities of the Japanese fliers. Smoot came out of that one with his second Navy Cross, which is about as high as Navy decorations go. SEVENTH FLEET Actual front man in the offshore island struggle now is Vice-Adm. Wallace Morris Beakley, who commands the 7th Fleet.

It is his ships and planes which have been escorting Nationalist supply ships as far as the three-mile limit off Quemoy. If things get tougher, Beakley's boys will be In it up to their ears. The present excitement isn't quite what Beakley anticipated when he took over command, for at that time, January, 1957, he said, "I imagine things will be pretty quiet there from a crisis point of view." How things have changed! The 7th Fleet is our most powerful striking force four carriers, two cruisers, 36 destroyers, many submarines and supply ships and hundreds of planes. He's very tough and athletic and his swimming ability came in handy when he escaped from the sinking carrier Wasp early in World War II fighting. He has the Navy Cross.

THE ARMY'S MAN Top ground force adviser on Formosa is Gen. Isaac D. White, a hard-bitten tank Fashion Square, Santa Ana's $11,500,000 fashion Among the busiest spots on opening day was the ties," he said, "it is now recognized that our Fire Departments can play an important role in situations where fire service decontamination is feasible." Jolly Roger, a restaurant shopping center, was opened to the public yesterday, attracting an estimated 40,000 which, like all establish visitors. ments in the square, is of walk-through design, with entrances at either end. Most of the first-day crowd were frankly sight-seeing as In addition to Klinger and Miller, citations were presented to Bethel Gifford, assistant chief.

Los Angeles i Besides Bullock's and Magnin's the square in well as shopping the beau i- tifully landscaped 45-acre cludes such prominent Southland retail firm as community of 32 stores. City Fire Department; Jack Ruggles, vice-president, Sea-erave Hirsch. Elmer The vast parking lot, ac Desmond's, Haggarty'g and commodating 3000 cars, was Manaers. Gates, Las Vegas Fire Chief; George Courser, San Diego packed with cars by 10 a.m. There is a store that pur veys liquor and fancy deli as visitors came from throughout Orange County to stroll through the maze catessen but there is no su Please Turn to Tg.

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i i tin i ident of Bullock's, explained that Fashion Square was designed on the theory that people shop for groceries and of air-conditioned buildings and shaded malls. The Square is dominated by Bullock's Santa Ana, largest of the eight buildings. One of the other major establishments, I. Magnin's, stands nearby, separated from Bullock's by a fashion patio and ornamental pool. clothing on separate days ana in separate places.

Thousands of opening-day Lis A i Third Lowest The average Los Angeles consumer pays the third lowest combined rate in the nation among the 25 largest cities for gas, electric and p- 4 Please Turn to Tg. 28, Col. 1 Contest Entrant Plans Education for Children telephone service, it was reported yesterday by the State Public Utilities commander who headed the "Hell on Wheels" tank group which was first to reach the Elbe in the conquest of Germany, and was the first American outfit into Berlin. He'd have been there ahead of the Russians if orders hadn't held him back. He was just about the top tank man under Gen.

George (Blood and Guts) Patton during C. Lyn Fox, commission A nest eKtt to finance her away to assure them the president, said the figures children a college education j- benefit of a college educa is the goal of one of the ear show that the consumer here pays on the average of $11.48 a month for the three utili liest contestants to enter The Times' and the Mirror News' tion," Mrs. Rath, wife of a Los Angeles warehouseman, said. "And that new 1959 car will be wonderful for the giant Road to Riches contest. Gen.

White She is Mrs. J. Kent Rath, ties. Only San Francisco, with an $11.03 average, and San Antonio, witli $11.27, are below the Los Angeles cost, whole family." 1000 Granada Alham The Road to Riches con bra, whose entry was among the first received at contest test offers $40,000 in prizes, including the first prize of ir .1 $15,000 and the winner's headquarters. Mrs.

Rath's two daughters, Karen Louise, 3, and Deb that famous leader's whirlwind drive across Europe. In 1953 Incidentally, he was top tank man in the Korean war he became boss of all American ground forces in the Far East If hostilities should break out he'd probably again be the most frustrated of our top officials, for American ground forces are not likely to land In China and chances are that troops under his command would be largely engaged In antiaircraft activities on Formosa itself. choice of a new Thunderbird, Chevrolet Impala or Plym Comic Dictionary FLIRT A tempting female who Is lesi coy than do-toy. CwvrltM. M.

fc Evm twr orah Ann, 1, will get the benefit of the bonanza if their mother is successful in outh station wagon. Second prize is $3500 and one of the remaining ears and third th contest ROAD TO RICHES Mrs. J. Kent Rath has plenty of help from Deborah Ann, 1, and Karen Louise, 3, os she begins work on the Times ond the Mirror News Road to Riches contest, which sht hopes will supply the children's collegecost "We'll put the monefj Fk Turn Pf Col. 5 i.